Railroad-velocipede



(ModeL) 0. P. CAMPBELL & F. L. PRINDLE.

RAILROAD VELOGIPEDE.

No. 249,895. Patented Nov. 22,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OMER F. CAMPBELL AND FRANK L. PBINDLE, OF CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN.

RAILROAD-VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,895, dated November 22, 1881,

Application filed July 6, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, OMER F. CAMPBELL and FRANK L. PRINDLE, of the city of Charlotte, in the county of Eaton and State of Michigan, have invented certain Improvements in Railroad-Velocipedes, of which the following is a specification.

Ourinvention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and specifically claimed.

A is the drive-wheel; B B, the foot-cranks attached to the axle of the drive-wheel A, to which the feet of the operator are applied in propelling the velocipede.

C C are the flanged traverse-wheels before and behind the drive-Wheel, to keep it in position on the track.

D is the flanged guide-wheel upon the opposite track, keeping the velooipede in an upright position; E Ertlie hinge connecting the guide-wheel to main frame by axle and bracerod used in folding, as shown in Figure 2;

F is the brace-rod, supporting the velocipede in an upright position, and by which it can be inclined to either side.

H H are the circular bed-pieces, receiving the axle of the drive-wheel A and traversewheels C C, being firmly bolted together at the point of intersection with circular back, and also by means of shouldered stationary axles, upon which the traverse wheels revolve.

. I is the circular back, supporting seat and v brace-rod F. The standards J J are firmly bolted to the back I and bed-pieces H H.

K K are the rods by which the frame and Wheels are adjusted to the track.

L is the seat for the operator of the velocipede.-

In folding the guide-wheel the rod M is taken from its fastening at N and the guidewheel swung back on the catch N, and the rod M dropped into the hook on end of handle 0, as shown in Fig. 2.

The mode of operating a velocipede of this class is well known to those skilled in the art hence, need not be repeated herein.

We claim as our invcnti'on- In arailroad-velocipede, the semicircular bed-pieces H H, for supporting and maintaining the Wheel A, C, and C in vertical and horizontal positions, as shown and described.

1 OMER F. CAMPBELL.

- FRANK L. PRINDLE. Witnesses:

H. F. PENNINGTON, FRANK A. DEAN. 

